Using Mybloglog to increase traffic
Posted on May 13, 2007
Filed Under Internet Biz
On my post about increasing traffic to your blog, I mentioned using Mybloglog. The unique thing about Mybloglog is that when you are signed in and you visit a blog, your icon or avatar shows up on that person’s page. You automatically get a visual link added to the blog. So how do you take advantage of this?
Since this is a visual link, you should choose an image that is eye catching. It should make other readers want to click the picture and come to your Mybloglog profile page.
To the left is an example that I pulled from a random site. There are 10 links shown. None of them really look inviting. A casual reader will probably just look past it. Notice that most of them are just pictures of a face and that most are male. One method that some bloggers use to attract male visitors is to use a good looking female face on your avatar. Guys will click it out of curiousity.
Also if you mouse over just the picture, the name of visitor pops up in a small text bar. Here is your second chance to capture a reader.
If the text reveals something interesting, chances are that the reader will give you a click. So choose your Mybloglog name carefully.
Now that you’ve got a new reader to visit your page, you’ve got to make them visit your blog. Because Mybloglog profile layout pages cannot be modified, there is not too much that you can do to change what is seen. Your new reader will see what blogs your author and have a small screen shot of it.
Mybloglog has recently added Twitter to its profile page. By joining Twitter, you can add a short phrase directly under your profile. This is the only way you can get in a short catchy phrase on your profile near the top.
Below the fold is room for you to enter more information about yourself on your profile. You should something written here, even if it’s the same thing as your “About” page on your blog.
Once you have developed a good Mybloglog avatar, name and profile, all you need to do is visit a ton of sites which have the Mybloglog avatars showing the recently visited. Remember, if you want to make money from your blog you must treat your blog as a business. Businesses have processes that they go through everyday.
Every time you come across a blog that shows the avatar, you should bookmark it. I recommend creating a folder named “Blogs with Mybloglog avatars” and compiling a huge list of blogs. Then, at least once a day, visit each blog to get your avatar shown. After all, you need to get your inbound links out there! BTW, while you’re at it you might as well toss in a comment or two… but that’s a post for a later day.
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Nice article!
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I found less complicated avatar with attractive color grab the most attention. Like those with just an alphabet, works good.
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